Detachable dust mop construction



March 4, 1952 SMITH 2,587,913

DETACHABLE DUST MOP CONSTRUCTION Filed Jan. 3, 1951 lllllvl a SnvenflorEDWARD A. SMITH (Ittomeg Patented Mar. 4, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE 2,587,913 DETACHABLE DUST MOP CONSTRUCTION Edward A. Smith,Lansing, Mich. Application-January 3, 1951, SerialNo. 204,170 1 Claim.(Cl."='l-'5' 1'47) This invention relates to dust mops, is particularlyconcerned witha removable swab in a dust mop, is .more particularlyconcerned with a removable swab having a double layer of fillingmaterial, and is most particularly concerned with a dust mop having sucha removable swab.

.In thetpriorart there are all types and manner of dust mops. Althoughmany of these dust mops of the prior art have removable swabs, theattachment of these swabs to the mop head, and the removal of them fromthe head is extremely cumbersome. Astill further objection to the use ofthese mops by janitors resides in their failure to pick up dust andother debris when the strands of the swab proper have been saturated tocapacity with dust and other debris. When the strands of the swab arefully saturated with dust it is customary to remove the mop proper tothe outside and remove the dust by Vigorous shaking. There are alsoother disadvantages to the mops of the prior art.

It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a dustmop. It is a further object to provide a dust mop having removableswabs. It is still a further object to provide a dust mop having swabsin which the strands comprising the swab are doubled over uponthemselves.

I have now discovered and invented a dust mop having removable swabs,being of novel construction and utility and am able to avoid thedisadvantages of the prior art, and am able readily to accomplish theobjects set forth.

While some of the more outstanding features and advantages of thisinvention have been hereinbefore indicated, others will become apparentfrom the following disclosures, taken in conjunction with theaccompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. l is a side view of the assembly of the mop of my invention,

Fig. 2 is a front view of the junction of the cross head and the handleshowing the fitting and. securing cross head and handle.

Fig. 3 is section taken along the line 22 of the Fig. 2, and showing theflattened handle and the cross head with wing nut in place.

Fig. 4 is a view of the end or" the cross head looking at the top andassuming the handle to be perpendicular to the cross head and lookingdown the handle.

Fig. 5 is a side view of the same.

Fig. 6 is a section of the cross head taken along the line 5-! of theFig. 5.

The Fig. 1 shows the assembly of the mop of my invention and it will benoted that the hand grip I is secured to "the end of the handle 2 bymeans of friction. The cross head 3 is secured to the lower end of thehandle by means of a slot in the cross head and the wing nut 4 and thebolt 9. The springs 5 are secured to the lower portion of the handle andare held at one end in the holes in the lower portion of the handle, andare secured atthe other end to the retaining hooks 6. The end caps 1have a hole through which the retaining hooks 5 are secured. The endcaps are secured to the ends of the cross head and are held in place bymeans of the springs and the retaining hooks.

The swabs 8, as best shown in the Fig. 6, have an upper fabric strip l0,and a fabric binder ll secured to each side of the fillers, and the swabfillers 8 are secured to the said upper fabric strip and the saidbinders by sewing. It will be noted that there are two of the bindersII, and

one of these (the upper) is secured adjacent to the lower portion of thestrip i0 and adjacent to the swab filler. The other (the lower) binderis secured by sewing to the under portion of the swab filler. It will befurther noted that there are two of the swabs secured to the mop of myinvention. One of these swabs is secured to one side of the-cross headand the other is secured to the other side of the cross head.

It will be noted, especially from the Fig. 5 that one end of each of theswabs extend substantially from the end of the upper fabric strip III.This is necessary to fill in the space of the cross bar directly beneaththe handle 2.

The swabs are secured to the cross head by removing the two end caps 1,sliding the two portions of the cross heads through the tunnel-likeupper fabric strip, and by replacing each of the two said caps to theends of the cross head.

The handle 2 is preferably made of some light metal such a aluminum, butany other metal, steel, for example, may be suitably used. The crosshead also is preferably made of some light metal such as aluminum, butany other metal, steel, for example, may be suitably used. The upperfabric strip and the binders may be made of any strong fabric capable ofwithstanding the wear that it is usually subjected to. The swab fillersare made of soft, loosely twisted fabric. cotton, for example, but anymaterial capable of absorbing dust may be used.

The cross head is preferably tubular to add to the lightness of the mop.The lower end of the handle is flattened to fit into the slot in thesaid cross head. A hole is provided in the cross head utility andadvantages and the flattened portion of the handle to further secure thehandle to the cross head by means of the bolt 9 and the wing nut 4.

In the use of the mop of my invention, the handle is held with bothhands of the operator, and the swab is either pushed or pulled along thefloor. When one side of the swab is saturated with dust and othermaterial, it needs merely to be reversed and the other side of the swabis pushed or pulled along the fioor to collect dust and other material.

I wish particularly to point out that the swabs may be easily removedfor laundering, when that is found necessary. They are also very readilysecured to the mop by sliding each of the two swabs over the twoportions of the cross head, and inserting each of the two end caps Iover the ends of the cross head.

I have found that I am able to use the mop in the place of a broom insweeping dust and other material from floors, or I may use it as a dustmop merely for picking up dust. Having clearly set forth theconstruction, of my invention I wish particularly to state that it willbe apparentthat changes in the details of the construction andarrangement ofthe various members of the invention may be resorted towithout departing from the spirit and scope of the invention ashereinafter claimed.

I claim:

- A mop comprising a tubular handle, a tubular cross head, one end ofthe said handle having the said handle being disposed in the slot of thesaid cross head, the said handle being secured to the said cross head bybolt means, the said handle being at right angle in respect to the saidcross head, a pair of swabs, each of the said swabs comprising aplurality of fillers disposed parallel to each other, each of the saidfillers being folded over upon itself, each of the swabs having an upperfabric strip, a pair of fabric binders, the said upper fabric stripbeing disposed transversely and over the middle of each of the saidplurality of fillers, the said fabric binders being disposedtransversely and opposed along the middle of each of the said pluralityof fillers, the said fabric strip being secured to one of the saidbinders and forming a cylindrical member thereover, a pair of end caps,a pair of coil springs, a pair of retaining hooks, the said'swabsbeingslidably secured to the said cross head by inserting the cross headthrough the cylindrical portion of the said upper fabric strip, the saidcaps being slidably secured to each end of the said cross head, the saidsprings being secured at one of their ends to the lower portion of thesaid handle, and the other ends being secured to the'said retaininghook, and the said hooks being secured to the said caps.

- EDWARD A. SMITH.

No references cited.

